Mike Dixon brings over 30 years’ experience in representing the commonwealth’s workforce as a union representative and officer.   Mike has been an active member in the Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local # 248 and has represented employees in the Kentucky Pipe Trades Association.  Mike has also served as a board member of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO as well as a delegate to the Ashland Area Labor Council.  As a board member of the Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council, Mike served as its secretary-treasurer.  He was also trustee of the Tri-State Building and Construction Trades Council.  In addition, Mike has served his International Union as a hearing officer and as a member on several vital committees.

As a graduate of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Labor Education and Research Union Labor Leadership Program, Mike realizes the need to improve the skills of construction labor through the development and improvement of apprenticeship programs.  Mike was instrumental in developing a pilot program in conjunction with the Ashland Community Technical College, which grants direct entry of their graduates into the local apprenticeship program and provides financial incentives to those participants who continue their education by earning their associates degree.

Mike also worked with the Tri-State Building Trades Council to develop a program to provide safety training and drug awareness training, as well as provide a drug testing program for construction workers.  This program, known as Tri-State Labor Education and Development, is now used by all major construction employers in the tri-state area.

Mike looks forward to the challenges facing him in his new position and is eager to help all those who work within the commonwealth of Kentucky.

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